Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Time flies, doesn't it? The second edition of Boneyard 2.0 hits the interwebs in six days, on October 5. This, of course, means that y'all have five days to decide which piece of superlative paleo-blogging you'd like to submit! While your choice may be among the most difficult you have to make in your entire life, I've made the submission process way easy! Send the URL to your post, be it brand new or years old, to chasmosaurs(at)gmail(dot)com.

I've already had some good submissions, but I want to be drowning in them by Monday. Let's make this a blog carnival to be proud of!

Monday, September 13, 2010

In order to help spread the word about submission deadlines - and the simple existence of Boneyard 2.0, I've listed it at Blogcarnival.com. Unfortunately because of naming restrictions, I couldn't call it Boneyard 2.0 there, and had to settle for "the new boneyard." Oh, well.

That's it for now. Deadline for issue 2.2 is the first Monday in October, which is the fourth. I don't turn away early submissions!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

First of all, I want to thank everyone who tweeted, blogged, or posted on Facebook about The Boneyard 2.1. I think that my suspicion that 2.1 would help spread the word further than the call for submissions did is going to pan out, and I anticipate a bigger, more diverse 2.2.

As mentioned yesterday, as I feel like Boneyard 2.0 is still learning to walk, I'm going to go ahead and hold its hand for the second month. Here is the updated list of hosts. I'm really happy that the Boneyard has a host booked through February!

Don't be bashful, send in your submissions for Boneyard 2.2. The post can be recent or from the past, and there won't be an overarching theme this time around. I look forward to themed issues, but right now, I just want to get it filled with as many different bloggers' writings as possible and not limit it in any way (other than the paleontology focus of the carnival, natch). So be sure to subscribe to the blog by clicking the feed line in the upper right hand corner.

Also, I'm finishing up some more proper artwork for this page and for badges to spread around the science blogosphere. I'll definitely finish it up before 2.2 goes live. I have an unfortunate perfectionist streak when it comes to design... but it's my goal to have it done by the end of the month.

That's all for now. Want to host? Want to submit? Let me know at chasmosaurs(at)gmail(dot)com.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

In order to avoid placing an undue burden on my fellow bloggers, I've decided to go ahead and host 2.2 at LITC, as well. I'll bump the confirmed hosts a month back. This will let me use 2.1 as a way to get the word out and attract more submissions, as well as finalizing the graphics I've been working on.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Hey all, just a quick update. The deadline for submissions for Boneyard 2.1 is Monday, September 6. Which makes some sense, as the first new Boneyard will go up on Tuesday, September 7.

What labyrinthine set of steps must the intrepid blogger follow to submit a post for inclusion in the Boneyard? Unable to resist my penchant for devious, soul-squishing bureacracies, I've invented a painfully cumbersome process. Ready? Steel yourselves for this:

Decide on a post to include (recent or not).

Email me at chasmosaurs(at)gmail(dot)com, including the URL for the post

I can feel the wills of a thousand paleo-bloggers withering in the face of my sinister invention, and I delight in their torment.

Welcome to the Boneyard

The Boneyard was a blog carnival dedicated to paleontology and other relevant natural history topics, hosted by a different blog on the first Tuesday of every month.

The original Boneyard carnival was founded by Brian Switek in 2007 and ran until summer of 2008. A second incarnation, started with Brian's blessing, was begun by David Orr in September 2010. It lasted until July of 2011, when low interest prompted David to shut it down again.